May. 31, 2013

Bad Diagnosis for New Psychiatry "Bible"

The new edition of the DSM, the so-called "Bible" of psychiatry, is out. But many psychiatrists and psychologists say the manual's approach is outdated, boxing mental illness into discrete categories like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, when very little is known about the underlying causes of disease.

Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Senior Producer

Guests

Gary GreenbergPracticing psychotherapistAuthor, "The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry" (Blue Rider Press, 2013)New London, Connecticut

Jeffrey LiebermanPresident, American Psychiatric AssociationLawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Director, New York State Psychiatric Institute Psychiatrist-in-Chief, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center New York, New York